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BELGRADE – An agreement has been signed for Hungary’s MOL to acquire the majority stake held by Russian shareholders in Serbia’s oil company NIS, caretaker Finance Minister Siniša Mali said. Completion of the transaction remains subject to approval from the competition authoritie…

The article was originally published on Savremena politika portal. Ahead of the snap parliamentary election scheduled for 25 October, voter turnout is being cited as one of the key factors that will determine the outcome. Higher turnout in local elections in 2025 and 2026, despit…

PODGORICA – Montenegro’s parliament has backed a proposal to introduce mandatory integrity checks for nominees for prime minister and cabinet posts, in a vote linked by the government to the country’s EU accession commitments. The proposal received the support o…

The article was originally published at the BiEPAG blog. On Wednesday, 14 October, student-led protesters set fire to Albania’s Ministry of Justice. Earlier that day, the Ministry of Education had also been targeted. Other government buildings and state institutions, in…

Serbia’s parliamentary election on 25 October will pit Aleksandar Vučić’s Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) against its most formidable challenger to date: the Student List (SL), a leaderless political group that refuses to transform itself into a conventional political party. Emer…

TIRANA – Albanian Interior Minister Ervin Demo met with senior police officials this morning to address the ongoing anti-government and student protests in the country. He stated that the previous day’s events had crossed a “red line,” declaring that the u…

Dear readers, Welcome to the latest edition of Weekly Campaign Overview, our regular news digest covering the upcoming parliamentary election in Serbia. Aleksandar Vučić, the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) candidate for prime minister, held his first rally in Novi Sad sin…

Dear readers, EU enlargement featured prominently on the agenda this week, from intergovernmental accession conferences to discussions among EU leaders at the European Council. Montenegro closed three more negotiating chapters, Albania closed another, and Ukraine and Moldova each…

Despite being billed as a potential turning point for EU enlargement, the European Council summit failed to provide clear political guidance on the way forward. Instead, leaders once again reaffirmed their broad support for admitting new members, while the most significant elemen…

TIRANA – On 15 October, Speaker of Albanian Parliament Niko Peleshi announced the postponement of the plenary session by one week due to the tense situation and acts of violence during protests across the country, it was reported by Euronews Albania. The article notes that Pelesh…

BRUSSELS – Last night, the European Council held a strategic discussion on the way forward on enlargement and internal reforms. “Recalling its previous conclusions, the European Council stresses the continued importance of enlargement as a geostrategic investment in peace, …

TIRANA – Albanian Prime Minister ​Edi Rama told Reuters agency that he would not resign over student-led protests that entered a ‌third consecutive day. The article stresses that police used water cannon to disperse protesters who smashed windows and damaged property in the…

BRUSSELS – EU leaders gathered in Brussels this morning for the two-day European Council summit. The press release notes that in the face of increasing geopolitical uncertainty, the leaders will focus on issues relating to the economy and on delivering answers to challenges to Eu…

BRUSSELS – The European Committee of the Regions (CoR), an EU advisory institution gathering regional and local politicians from EU member states, unanimously adopted a resolution in Brussels yesterday condemning the glorification of war criminal Ratko Mladić in Serbia, it was re…

PRISTINA – Italian Major General Roberto Vergori took command of NATO’s KFOR mission, succeeding Turksih Major General Özkan Ulutaş. Vergori said KFOR would continue to act in the interests of all communities and remained firmly committed to fulfilling its mandate und…

ZAGREB – Croatia has circulated a document to EU member states outlining its position on outstanding issues with Montenegro and setting out the conditions Podgorica must meet before joining the bloc, Radio Free Europe (RFE) reports. According to RFE, some of Croatia’s…

TIRANA – Clashes erupted between student protesters and police outside Albania’s Education Ministry on Tuesday, as demonstration over university conditions and social inequality turned violent. Some protesters threw bricks and concrete blocks at the ministry building,…

PODGORICA – Montenegro’s Parliament has rejected an opposition motion to dismiss Speaker Andrija Mandić, submitted after he offered condolences to the family of Ratko Mladić, convicted of genocide in Srebrenica and other war crimes. In a secret ballot, 37 MPs voted to…

BRUSSELS – Albania has closed Chapter 20 on rules regarding enterprise and industrial policy in the negotiations for accession to the European Union. “Following the closure of the first three negotiating chapters last July, I welcome the closure of another chapter on …

BRUSSELS – Last night, the EU and Montenegro provisionally closed accession negotiations on economic and monetary policy (Chapter 17), statistics (Chapter 18) and social policy and employment (Chapter 19). Montenegro has opened all 33 negotiating chapters in its EU accessio…

Dear readers, Welcome to the latest edition of Weekly Campaign Overview, our regular news digest covering the upcoming parliamentary election in Serbia. This week, the candidate lists were finalised and the final number of registered voters was determined. A total of 18 lists wil…

Dear readers, The European Commission presented its proposals for preparing the EU for its next enlargement this week, combining closer integration before membership with stronger safeguards against democratic backsliding afterwards. A key message is that enlargement can proceed …

BELGRADE – Milorad Dodik has said he asked the Trump administration to secure Christian Schmidt’s departure as High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina during negotiations over lifting US sanctions against him. Speaking on Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), Dodik …

BRUSSELS – European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos said on Monday that amendments to the Law on the Kosovo Specialist Chambers, based The Hague, violate Kosovo’s commitments to the EU, describing the move as unacceptable. “I would also like to be clear t…

BRUSSELS – European Policy Centre in Brussels and the European Western Balkans portal are jointly organising an online policy dialogue, “Elections in Serbia: Students challenge Vučić in the polls after two years of protests”, on 14 October. The event will take p…